Wichita eagle., 1887-11-09
LIFE IN THE COUNTRY.
How Rich Young Couple Are Running
Long Island Farm.

How Rich Young Couple Are Running
Long Island Farm.
Here's little picture of Long Island domes
ticitv. which an artist sketched few nights
aro in The back parlor of Fifth avenue
house. 1t is a free hand drawing, warranted
TO be true to life:
Il hadn't seen George and Marie, he be-
gan, 'for just e year, SO l ran down 10 the
farm last week to surprise 'em and see how
crops were doing"
George and Marie, it is time to remark, are
two young people who have seen some eigh-
teen months of matrimony. Georges father
is q millionaire; Marie's IS one three or four
times oyer, and the two old gentlemen played
practical joke on the young couple By per-
suading them to farm it down on Long Island
under ce tain conditions, which it Is Tot
necessary TO set forth here.
"The only crop l found" the artist con-
tinued, was an egg crop. l got to the farm
at noon. Didn't see soul about the house;
went in the front door on tip toe; heard a
noise like tle beating Of biscuit IL The
kitchen; crept in there and found Marie, her
white arms barred to the elbow, hammeTing
away at a great wad Of dough with a rolling
pin George was on his knees poking at the
fire. l shouted, but wouldn't shake hands
too much dough and SCOT.
while we talked the pot boiled and the
bread baked, Marie opening the oven door
every half minute to see if the biscuit were
rising. a yellow turkey gobbler walked into
the kitchen ard picked up lump of dough
from the table He must have stood over
three feet when he raised his head.
'Shoo-o- = began, but Marie slapped
her pretty, dimpled, doughty hand over nay
mouth.
"'Dear Cousin Charles, do not mind Dicky,'
she murInu ed; he has come in TO iayr
"Dick come in to layw
"The dear Little woman, will you believe
me- fetched a shawl from Der work basket,
and arranging it turban fashion, placed IL on
the lounge-yes, lounge! Think oft, lounge
in the kitchen! And 1t is u positive fact that
she pagted that gobbler on the head and
showed MIN the nest she had made, and, by
George, If he didn't get up on the lounge and
lay on egg IL tt5t shawl. I'll swear to it.
III be ma; well, he did it, anyhow.
"By and by, when Marie had looked at the
biscuit for the tenth time, q hen came III cry
ing car -car-car-car ca-ca-car-r-r.
bring Elias nest, George said the good
housewife.
George dashed away and got lest sum
mer's poke bonnet which he placed, bottom
up on the lounge. Ella watched every move
ment, and when the bonnet was ready, in she
hoped. IN two minutes she got ont Of it as
If a snake had bitten her What an unearthly
racket she did raise! 'Kuc-kUc-l1uc-a, kuc-
kuc-kuc-a, kuc-kuc kuc-a-tekuc-a-te kUc-a'
and away she scampered. l looked into
the bonnet and found fresh egg.
"Beforo the biscuit were well Drowned,
turkey hen came In and laid l9r head in
Mario's lisp
"'Run, get Madge'o basket, George, DEAR
George, dear, did as he was bid and by
the tine the biscuit were done there was a
third egg laid il the kitchen. The turkeys
didn't make any fuss about il either. Marie
has one hen that positively refuses to lay any
where except on her and Georges bed. She
hangs around tie room until the bed is made
up, when she takes her place just where the
pillows meet. When she goes away she sings:
'L2y-2n-e g-a-duy go-ba-foot.'"
Charles" said one OF the artists auditors,
care You sure the gobbler laid an egg!'
Il don't know anything about its being a
gobbler. I'm not up in the poultry line
Marie said ii waS gobbler and George didn't
correct her. And anyway the things name
Is Dicl New Sork Tribune